Known for his iconic dunks, Carter’s words may seem oddly simple, but it’s actually quite well-grounded. Though the Slam Dunk Contest has a different scoring system every year, Carter’s advice makes sense because it hard to earn points when you miss a dunk.

21 year-old Collins will battle it out against Miles Bridges from Charlotte Hornets, Hamidou Diallo of Oklahoma City Thunder and Dennis Smith Jr. of New York Knicks. (Janiel Abby Toralba)